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Hungarians Buy Nearly Twice as Many Laptops as Desktop Computers

Hungarians bought nearly twice as many laptops as desktop computers in the first half of 2008, compared to the same period a year earlier, business daily Vilaggazdasag reported on August 13th 2008, citing figures compiled by market research company IDC.

Hungarians bought 160,500 laptops and 88,200 desktops in H1. Laptop sales exceeded desktop sales for the first time last year as prices dropped and consumers bought laptops as part of special mobile Internet service packages.